With its immense dark body and calloused head, the right whale is one of the ocean's most distinctive cetaceans. It is found primarily in temperate and cold waters, where it moves slowly along the surface.
Surprisingly, the right whale owes its name to a sad historical reputation. Its slowness, natural buoyancy after death, and rich oil content once made it "easy" to hunt, which brought it to the brink of extinction. Now protected, it remains a rare and endangered species. Like the blue whale, it feeds mainly on plankton and small crustaceans, which it filters through its baleen. Its powerful breath, projected in a V-shape, makes it recognizable from afar.
This Papo figurine faithfully recreates the right whale: massive silhouette, skin details and realistic proportions. An ideal model to enrich a collection of marine animals, invent stories on the high seas or raise children's awareness of the protection of endangered species.